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Greetings From Taiwan
I'd like to invite you to pray for the victims of the Earthquake in China and consider a fundraiser for any repuable organization that is able to give aid. Mother Earth can be cruel and unyielding... Read More
Posted by: bethshaw on 2008-05-17 09:50:38
Average Rating: No Rating | Views: 26 | # Comments: 0 | Tags: Asia   Yoga   Taiwan   Travel  

My travels - La Tortuga Feliz (take 2!)
So we get there and its amazing but then they tell us we have to do a volunteer shift that night and in our ignorance we dont know what to expect! Mine was at 12 with 2 Dutch volunteers that were... Read More
Posted by: sarahwaterfield on 2008-05-16 20:35:51
Average Rating: No Rating | Views: 10 | # Comments: 0 | Tags: travel   costa rica   turtles  

Mt travel diary- La Tortuga Feliz
So we left San Jose and jumped on a bus to Bataan, and were met there by a guy from wales!  Bataan is a little almost frontier town next to the canals which form islands with the sea on the... Read More
Posted by: sarahwaterfield on 2008-05-15 13:15:14
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If you miss my smilin' face...
I was told my pics are nice but that I should be in some. I agree, but it's hard to take a pic with myself in it when I'm by myself!  So if you miss my smilin' face, this is the best I can... Read More
Posted by: LauraMiller722 on 2008-05-14 09:19:13
Average Rating: No Rating | Views: 39 | # Comments: 1 | Tags: China   Shanghai   travel   sunglasses  

On the road again
Panic, sadness, excitement, disorganisation, frustration and myriad other emotions are going through our heads right now. Not much time to write as busy cleaning. The path that goes... Read More
Posted by: ollyoverlandandsea on 2008-05-09 05:10:13
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out from the cold ,off to the warmth
I am like a kid in a candy shop, in three weeks time I am off to Costa Rica to hook up with my friend, Jose! I had the fortune to meet Jose in Bahia De Caraquez, Ecuador in the spring of 2007.... Read More
Posted by: boval4466 on 2008-05-07 20:00:11
Average Rating: No Rating | Views: 30 | # Comments: 1 | Tags: travel   life   Costa rica   peru   ecuador  

Historic O'Keefe Ranch, Vernon BC Canada
Fun for the whole family!   The O'Keefe Ranch was established in 1867 and operated by the O'Keefe family for the next 110 years. In its earliest days, the ranch was at the end of the... Read More
Posted by: syow on 2008-05-07 14:39:02
Average Rating: No Rating | Views: 21 | # Comments: 0 | Tags: travel   Vernon   British Columbia   Attractions   Historic  

Still In the States
My boss Sherrie suggested I keep a blog while I'm in Italy, & I think that's a fabulous idea. Just as long as she doesn't judge my syntax, we'll be okay:) I leave in 16 days...so soon!... Read More
Posted by: KellieKathleen on 2008-05-06 11:36:22
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Ni hao!
I've made it through my first and second day of work at SBB Shanghai. The office is a 15-min taxi ride away from my hotel, or about a 45-60min walk, as I found out last night. The taxi ride costs a... Read More
Posted by: LauraMiller722 on 2008-05-06 09:06:10
Average Rating: No Rating | Views: 55 | # Comments: 1 | Tags: Travel   Shanghai   China  

Pickpockets, be on the save side traveling
Watch out for pickpockets! Tips for travelers Sightseeing in some cities can be a very expensive experience. More, when you allow pickpockets to steal some or all of your valuables. The... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-05 06:56:55
Average Rating: | Views: 62 | # Comments: 0 | Tags: Pickpockets   Travel   Backpack   backpackernews   europe  

Hitler wine in Italy
Walked down the street in Rimini at the Italian Adria coast and standing outside a shop selling different goods, I saw the shelf with red wine, including a bottle showing Adolf Hitler and the... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-04 11:12:00
Average Rating: | Views: 96 | # Comments: 0 | Tags: Italy   Adolf Hitler   europe   travel   opb  

Budget travel Italy, how to save money.
Budget travel in Italy Italy is one of the most popular destinations for backpacker, due to its history, artworks and architecture. It is also a country, where budget travelers have to... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-04 06:26:08
Average Rating: No Rating | Views: 30 | # Comments: 0 | Tags: Budget travel   europe   italy   backpack   travel  

Desmond Hume - Desmond Miles
Just a coincidence I found. In Lost (TV series) a character called Desmond Hume somehow can jump his mind back and forth in time. We don't know how this happens, only know that he was exposed... Read More
Posted by: Muddd on 2008-05-03 22:06:07
Average Rating: No Rating | Views: 26 | # Comments: 0 | Tags: Desmond Hume   Desmond Miles   Desmond   Hume   Miles  

Welcome to Shanghai
I have arrived in Shanghai. This has been a surreal experience thus far! I didn't start to panic until I was walking onto the plane to go to Shanghai. Then it hit me! So I had 14 hours to... Read More
Posted by: LauraMiller722 on 2008-05-02 22:55:55
Average Rating: No Rating | Views: 138 | # Comments: 1 | Tags: Travel   China   Shanghai  

Traveling and taking photos? Make money with them!
I really would like to know, how many travelers take breath taking photos during their trips and they don't know that you can make money with them. Of course, it requires some work and time... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-02 13:01:33
Average Rating: | Views: 117 | # Comments: 0 | Tags: budget travel   Europe   France   Italy   Spain  

Traveling Europe with Laptop, where wifi?!
Traveling with a laptop is not easy. First, it is big and heavy, so you have to carry more weight. And, it is not always sure that the place you stay will have wifi so you can connect to the... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-02 12:31:14
Average Rating: No Rating | Views: 32 | # Comments: 1 | Tags: Travel with laptop   Wifi   wlan   Free wifi   travel  

Florence Hostel
Upon arrival at the Ostello Gallo D’Oro the traveler feels welcome. No rush at the check in and you are greeted with a small bottle of water or a cup of coffee, guess depending how tired you... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-02 12:19:08
Average Rating: | Views: 25 | # Comments: 0 | Tags: Florence   Hostel   Youth Hostel   Italy   Europe  

Tourist rip-off Italy
Rip-off Italy After I read the article in the newspaper about those Japanese tourists calling the police in a Pisa restaurant because they were charged 260€ for some pasta, I visited Pisa... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-02 11:44:27
Average Rating: | Views: 94 | # Comments: 3 | Tags: tourist rip off   Italy   Pisa   Europe   backpackernews  

Travel in China
what a colorful day! Read More
Posted by: redskyday on 2008-05-02 10:33:48
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the other gil
if anyone has ever read the other boleyn girl, they will know one sister gets ousted by the other..tonight me and alice went to the pub and it was werid, as soon as we left she was like when we get... Read More
Posted by: jo87 on 2008-05-01 17:27:46
Average Rating: No Rating | Views: 34 | # Comments: 0 | Tags: travel   third   happy   single  

Article by Rick Steves about budget traveling on t
(Tribune Media Services) -- Just when I was getting used to the idea that a euro should cost $1.20, our dollar plummets 20 percent, and now a euro costs $1.50. Don't expect our dollar to recover... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-04-30 15:42:21
Average Rating: | Views: 53 | # Comments: 1 | Tags: Budget travel   backpacking   travel   europe   italy  

My travel diaries - San Jose
Dear all,  I´m now in not exactly sunny but pleasantly warm Costa Rica with Livvie .  The flight was fine except that i had not engaged my brain and realised how long it would be... Read More
Posted by: sarahwaterfield on 2008-04-30 09:41:44
Average Rating: No Rating | Views: 37 | # Comments: 0 | Tags: travel   costa rica  

Article about Lonely Planet, found in the IHT
The following article about a cheeding writer who is working for Lonely Planet was found in the International Herald Tribune An author for the Lonely Planet travel guidebook series has claimed... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-04-30 09:38:45
Average Rating: No Rating | Views: 27 | # Comments: 0 | Tags: backpackernews   travel   backpack   bpn   lonely planet  

Rude Hostel, polite Traveler, new Friend
Rude Hostel, polite Traveler, new Friend Did it happen to you that you booked a 6 bed dorm at a hostel in a major city and payed a bit more just to avoid staying in a 10 or even 12 bed... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-04-30 07:21:22
Average Rating: No Rating | Views: 26 | # Comments: 0 | Tags: Backpacking   Travel   Hostel   BPN   Backpackernews  

Pasta for 260 Euro
Pasta for 260 Euro Just came the news. 8 Japanese tourists had each one plate of pasta and one soda, the owner of the restaurant in Pisa/Italy charged them 260 Euro (about 406$US). The... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-04-30 06:56:43
Average Rating: | Views: 29 | # Comments: 0 | Tags: Pisa   Italy   Backpacking   Travel   Hostel  

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